The order of the work. Topic: “Windows main menu. Basic commands of the main menu 3.2 write down the purpose of the commands of the main menu
In this lesson, we will begin to study the main menu of the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser. Here is our main menu. I must say that the main menu is a traditional tool for working with applications. It usually gives full access to all the features of our browser. The main menu of our browser contains the following items. The first is the File item. When you perform a left mouse click here, this set of commands opens with which we work with our file. Next item
Edit. This is where the editing operations of our document are concentrated. Next comes the View menu. With this menu, we work with the interface of our browser: we specify the fonts, its appearance, and so on.
Favorites. Here we are working with the Chosen One. Service. Using the Tools menu, certain settings of our browser are usually made. And finally, the Help menu. Help commands are concentrated here. If you pay attention, you will notice that a lot of menu commands have so-called underlined characters. If, for example, we now press the Alt button, then many commands will be underlined in certain letters in this way. What does this mean? This means that when you press the Alt key combination and the corresponding letter, this command will be executed.
Let's try to do this. First, switch to the Russian font and press the Alt and F buttons at the same time. As you have noticed, we have opened the File menu. It was this menu that opened because we pressed the Alt + F hotkey combination. It is F that is underlined here. If we had pressed Alt+P instead of Alt + F, the Edit menu would have opened, which happened. Similarly, pressing Alt + And opens the Favorites menu. Let's move on to the first item of our menu, the File menu. Here it is. In the File position of the main menu, the main operations for working with files are concentrated (we have already told you about this).
The first command available here is the Create command. When you hover over it with the mouse, a submenu opens, in which we choose what exactly we want to create. We can create a New Window.
Let's run this command. A second Internet Explorer window opens in front of us. You can see that we now have two Internet Explorer windows active on the Taskbar. Let's close one of them and continue the study. We can create: Message, Contact, Internet Call. Well, the Message command is identical to the command that is called when this button is clicked. Clicked.
A corresponding window appeared, which is called Create a message. We will close it, since we have already worked with this window. Next - Create a contact.
What is Create Contact? This is, in fact, an entry in the address book. How this is done, you will learn in the relevant sections of our course. Next - Call via the Internet. With this command, we call the subscriber for a teleconference. What is a teleconference, you will also learn later. You will learn how to use with the program that is now launched. This team is called NetMeeting. With this program you can communicate with other Internet users.
We'll close this window for now, just remember that this Create Internet Call command starts NetMeeting. Now let's move on to the next command, which is called Open. This command opens a search window for the desired file or address. Let's execute this command. Here we are prompted to enter the address of a document or folder on the Internet. We can enter the address right here.
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Destination Matlab
The Matlab system (Matrix Laboratory - matrix laboratory) was developed by MathWork . This is a powerful computing system designed to solve a wide range of mathematical, engineering and economic problems.
Working in the Matlab(ML) environment, a user who is not even a programmer can easily and quickly solve computational problems in various fields of science and technology (linear algebra, control theory, signal processing, etc.). A simple command environment allows you to enter expressions in a form close to natural mathematical notation.
To the greatest extent, the system is focused on performing engineering calculations. The mathematical apparatus is optimized for calculations performed with matrices and complex numbers. Matlab contains many built-in functions necessary for an engineer and a scientist to perform complex numerical calculations, as well as to model the behavior of technical systems and physical processes. The powerful graphical system of Matlab allows you to visualize the representation of the data, which makes possible the graphical analysis of the results. All functionalities are united by a convenient user interface.
The big advantage of the system is its openness and extensibility. It can be written programs for multiple use. The user can not only use the available functions, but also create their own specialized functions. The package allows you to work with programs written in Fortrani C languages. Most specialized functions are stored as text files with the extension m(m-files). The files can be created in the Matlab environment editor or in an external editor that is encoding compatible with the built-in editor. User created m- files can be used in the same way as Matlab's built-in functions.
In addition to working with programs (functions), calculations can be performed in the ''calculator'' mode, i.e. get the result immediately after entering the next command. To solve special problems with the help of ML, packages with additional functions have been developed, which are called Toolboxes.
It is possible to integrate the ML system with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
Matlab 6.5 interface
After launching the Matlab program, the main window of the ML working environment is displayed on the screen, which is called the “desktop” (Fig. 1).
This window contains:
title line;
main menu bar containing menu items file(File), Edit(Editing), view(View), web, Window
(Window), Help(Reference).
· a toolbar with buttons that allow you to perform some of the most common operations that can also be selected through the menu. There is a window next to current directory, allowing you to set the current folder;
three internal windows:
Ø on the right is the largest and most important window - command window(command window), which displays user input, commands and the results of their execution, as well as error messages;
Ø upper left window with tabs Workspace(working space ), allowing access to the contents of the workspace, and launch pad, used to view the contents of a folder ML(for example, to view demos or call help);
Ø bottom left tabbed window command history(command history), designed to view and recall previously entered commands, and a window current directory(current folder), which is used to set the current directory;
· status bar, where system messages are displayed.
There are two buttons in the right corner of each window: Х – close; – detach from the desktop. To return to the previous state, select the menu items: View, Desktop Layout, Default.
All variables used in the current session are stored in the computer's memory in an area called Workspace(working space). The complete list of set variables is displayed in the window Workspace. It contains a complete list of variables and their sizes, but not the values of the variables. Double clicking on a variable name opens a window array
Editor, which can be used to edit individual elements of vectors and matrices.
The windows can be resized using the mouse.
Basic ML Main Menu Commands
Working with menus in ML is similar to working with the menus of Microsoft Office programs. Many menu items have hot keys for quickly calling commands (they can be seen to the right of the command, for example, Copy→Ctrl+C etc.).
Consider the composition and purpose of some menu commands.
Working with files. Menu item file contains the following commands (Fig. 2):
New-m-file- allows you to create a new m-file in ML editor;
open- allows you to open an existing m-file;
Set Path- allows you to set the path indicating the location m-files;
Preferences– allows you to display a dialog box in which you can configure various system settings.
In the menu item window file displays the names of the last four files accessed by the user.
All files that will be created by the student in ML must be stored in a designated folder where files are allowed to be saved: on the C: drive (C:\USERS\<папка>) or on the server (N:\<папка>). It is always possible to set the desired directory as the current one. This can be done using the menu item file, Set Path or in the window current directory(current directory).
Team exit allows you to log out.
Editing. Menu item Edit contains traditional commands: Undo and redo(undo last action and non-undo respectively), Cut(cut part) Copy(copy), paste(insert), Delete(delete), Select All(select all).
Using commands Clear Command Window, Clear Command History, Clear Workspace, you can clear the contents of the command window, the command history window, and the workspace, respectively.
Desktop configuration management. Menu item view(Fig. 3) allows you to manage the desktop configuration if necessary (the presence of windows can be controlled by checking or unchecking the boxes next to the selected menu commands).
Working with windows. Menu item Window used to work with system windows. The commands corresponding to the windows and programs that are currently open are displayed here. Selecting one of these commands allows you to make the required window or program code active in the editor. m-files.
Menu item Help provides access to the help system of the program matlab.
Command Window. This window is intended for entering numbers, variables, expressions and commands. The results of the work and error messages are also displayed here. The readiness of the system for input is indicated by the >> sign, which is located in the text field of the command window (on the command line). To execute the entered command, press the key
The control keys and ¯ in ML have a very different meaning than in text editors. Using these keys allows you to display commands and expressions previously entered from the keyboard on the command line for their reuse. This is possible because all executed commands are stored in a special area of memory. To erase the contents of the command window, just type and execute the command clc.
Workspace Workspace. In ML, all variables used in the current session are stored in an area called the workspace or workspace. The full list of variables used is displayed in the window workspace, where you can see the list of current variables and their sizes. This information is presented in the form of a table consisting of the following columns: Name- specifies the name of the variable, size– the size of the variable is displayed, bytes- displays the amount of allocated memory , Class is the type of the variable.
Window Workspace has a toolbar that includes commands for opening data files, creating, saving, and deleting variables. If you double-click on the line corresponding to a variable, information about it will be displayed in the window array editor.
Command history. Command History window– here the date and time of the session in ML are displayed, as well as a list of commands entered during the current session. They can be re-executed by double-clicking on the command. You can execute several commands in this window in a row. To do this, select commands with the mouse while holding down the key
Main menu- one of the main system controls Windows XP. Main menu opens with the click of a button Start. Via main menu you can run all programs installed under the operating system or registered in it, open the latest documents that you have worked with, access all the operating system configuration tools, as well as access to the search and help systems Windows XP.
into the structure main menu includes two sections - required and arbitrary.
Mandatory section of the Main Menu.
The mandatory section of the Main Menu includes the following items.
Programs- provides access to a hierarchical structure containing pointers to run applications installed on the computer. Pointers are merged into categories. If a category has a triangular arrow icon, it has nested categories. Pointers, present in the Main menu, have the status of labels, and their categories - the status of folders. Pointers can be copied and moved between categories, dragged to Desktop and folder windows. This is one of the easiest ways to create a shortcut to an installed program.
Favorites- opens access to some logical folders of the user, in which he can place the most frequently used documents, shortcuts to Web documents.
Documentation- opens access to shortcuts of the last fifteen documents with which this user worked on the computer.
Setting- opens access to a logical folder Control Panel and folder Printers, through which printers are installed and print jobs are configured. To create a folder shortcut Control Panel on the desktop used icon Control Panel in the folder window My computer.
To find- opens access to the search tools installed on the computer. The main one is the means Files and folders, which is used to search for objects in the file structure.
Help & Support- entry point to the help system Windows XP.
Run- opens a window with command line to launch applications.
Ending a session- allows you to shut down one user and transfer the computer to another.
Shutdown- A means of shutting down the operating system. Opens a dialog Shut down in Windows, containing the items: Waiting mode; Shutdown; Reboot. If all windows are closed, then exit with Windows You can use the key combination ALT + F4.
An arbitrary section of the Main Menu.
The optional section is located above the mandatory section and is separated from it by a separating line. The items in this section can be created by the user at will. Sometimes these items are generated automatically when installing some applications.
Installing and uninstalling Windows applications.
In operating system Windows XP There are several ways to install applications.
Close all running programs and open documents before starting the installation of a new application. When installing applications, the sharing of resources between applications is taken into account. Principle of resource sharing is that different applications can use common programs.
When installing new applications, only those software resources are installed along with them that are necessary for the operation of this application, but are not available on this computer, that is, they are not registered in its operating system.
Main menu opens with the click of a button Start. The main menu, in fact, is also a folder located at C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Main Menu. Setting main menu system is done by adding/removing folders, files and shortcuts to this folder. Labels located in main menu, you can move with the mouse, rename, delete. also in main menu shortcuts are displayed that are the same for all users. They are stored in a folder C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Main Menu. Changing the shortcuts stored in this folder will affect all users of the computer, before deleting the shortcut included in this folder, the system will issue a warning.Button Start also has a context menu. Team Open this menu opens a folder window Main menu, which displays the contents of the items at the top main menu and folder Programs, and the team Conductor opens the same folder in the program Conductor; team To find opens a search window; team Properties opens a dialog where you can set the customization modes Taskbars and main menu.
Access to setting main menu can be obtained by selecting the command Properties button context menu Start or context menu Taskbars, while opening a dialog box (Fig. 40), in which you can set the configuration modes Taskbars and main menu.
Rice. Figure 40. Taskbar and Start Menu Properties Dialog Box,
Start Menu tab
The same window can be opened from main menu team StartControl PanelTaskbar and Start Menu.
In this dialog box, you can choose the menu display style by selecting the radio button: Start Menu - Windows XP-style menu, Classic Start Menu - menu in the style of previous versions of Windows. The next time you press the button Start The main menu will be displayed in the selected style.
To further customize the selected Main Menu style, click the Customize button. Additional customization includes choosing which items appear in the Main Menu, customizing the submenus that open when you hover over a mouse pointer item, and clearing the list of recently used programs, documents, and websites.
XP Style Main Menu Customization
AT header menu Start the name of the user who is logged into the system. If the computer works autonomously or as part of a workgroup, an image is located in the left corner of the menu header, clicking on which opens the utility window User accounts, displaying information about the registered user's account. The Windows XP-style Main Menu is divided into several areas.
AT top left(also called the pinned items list) contains shortcuts that the user has defined as frequently used. By default, these include the Internet (Internet Explorer) and E-mail (Outlook Express).
AT left middle part under the separator (also called the list of most frequently used programs) are shortcuts to programs that were launched most recently. Programs are added to this list as they are used. Windows has a default number of programs that appear in the Most Used list. When the list fills up, previously used programs are replaced by the most recently used programs.
AT bottom left there is a team All programs, which opens a drop-down list for accessing programs installed on the computer.
AT right side main menu there are links to access Windows services such as the main system folders ( My computer, My documents), Control Panel, Printer and Fax Settings, Network Connections, Command Line, Help and Support, Search, as well as others depending on the settings. Elements main menu are equipped with tooltips that appear if you hold the mouse pointer over them, and context menus.
Change appearance main menu, you can use advanced settings. To do this, in the dialog box Properties Taskbars and the Start Menu (see Figure 40) on the tab Start menu in a group Start menu press the button Tune. On the tab General(Fig. 41) you can change the size of icons for programs (large or small icons). In a group Programs You can change the number of programs displayed in the list of frequently used programs (in the left middle part main menu). Button clear the list in this group will remove shortcuts from the list of frequently used programs. The programs are not removed from the computer. Program shortcuts will be added again to Main menu after their next launch. In a group Show in start menu Checking the boxes allows you to display shortcuts for programs that provide access to the Internet and e-mail in the list of pinned items, while the program can be selected from the corresponding list.
Rice. Figure 41. Start Menu Settings dialog box, General tab
On the tab Additionally(fig. 42) you can change the parameters main menu, the number of items displayed in main menu, as well as set the display of the list recent documents. In a group Start menu items" for elements My Documents, My Pictures, My Computer, My Music, Control Panel you can not only set their display in main menu, but also choose their type: Display as menu or as a link. In the first case, a > sign will appear next to these items, indicating that a submenu will appear when this command is selected.
Rice. Figure 42. Start Menu Settings dialog box, tab Additionally
Adding Items to the Main Menu
You can add shortcuts to programs, files, folders in the Main Menu. This can be done in several ways.1 way.
In Windows XP, in the context menu executable files appeared item Pin to Start Menu, which adds the program to the list of pinned items above the separator line.
2 way.
Drag the object with the mouse desktop or from another folder on the button Start. In this case, the object's shortcut will appear in the list of pinned elements. main menu.
3 way
In the dialog box Properties Taskbars and the Start Menu(see fig. 40) on the tab Start Menu in a group Start Menu click on the button Tune. On the tab Additionally(see fig. 42) in the list Start menu items select the items to be displayed in the Main Menu. The next time you press the button Start the selected items will be displayed in main menu.
4 way
- Open folder window The main thing menu in one of the following ways:
- in the context menu of the button Start choose a team Open;
- in the context menu of the button Start choose a team Conductor;
- open folder in windows system My computer or using Conductor.
- Move, copy or create a shortcut to an object in the usual way.
- If the object is dragged to an empty space in the folder window Main menu, then he gets to the top of the team All programs main menu.
- If an object is dragged onto a folder Programs, then it will be placed in the program list.
- You can open a folder Programs, create a subfolder, and drag the object into it. In this case, in paragraph All programs program group will be created.
Removing Items from the Main Menu
Method 1 - remove from the list of pinned items
In the list of pinned items in the context menu, select the Unpin from Start menu or Remove from list command.
Method 2 - remove from the list of frequently used programs
In the list of frequently used programs in the context menu, select the command Remove from list.
3 way - deleting points
In the dialog box Taskbar and Start Menu Properties(see fig. 40) on the tab Start Menu in a group Start Menu click on the button Tune. On the tab Additionally(see fig. 42) in the list Start menu items uncheck the item to be deleted or set the radio button Do not display this element.
4 way
- Open folder window Main menu.
- In the folder Main menu select the object or group of objects to be deleted.
- Delete objects in the usual way for folder windows.
5 way
The easiest way is to remove items directly from the open main menu.
summon Main menu button Start and do one of the following:
- select a command from the context menu of the object Delete.
- drag the object with the mouse shopping cart.
Lab #5
Subject : "Main menu Windows»
Objective: Understand the purpose of the items and commands of the Main Menu Windows, as well as learn how to carry out system operations to search for and open applications and documents.
1. Consider the general purpose of the items and commands of the Main Menu Windows.
2. Learn to work with the help system Windows.
3. Learn the rules for conducting system operations to search for and open applications and documents.
Main menu is an ordered set of programs, documents, and operating system commands Windows. The main elements of the Main Menu are named points and commands. Items can contain names of software applications, documents, and commands. The main menu, in its essence, is an analogue of the file system, in which instead of folders there are items, and instead of files - the names of programs, documents and commands.
The Main Menu can be opened by clicking on the button Start located on the taskbar Windows. The required item is selected by moving the mouse pointer over the names of the Main Menu items. The small triangle , to the right of the Main Menu items, indicates that the item contains nested menu , which is a set of other items and commands Windows. To open the nested menu, it is enough to hold the pointer on the line with the name of the item for a while or click on the name with the left mouse button.
By successively opening several nested menus, you can access the desired software application or document. If the menu was opened by mistake, you should move the mouse pointer to the previous menu and select the correct item again.
To close the Main Menu, simply click outside it, that is, by placing the mouse pointer on a space on the Desktop that is free from the Main Menu.
You can work in the Main Menu not only using the mouse, but also using the keyboard. This allows you to access the Main Menu if the Taskbar is hidden or for some reason it is inconvenient to use the mouse. The top level of the Main Menu is opened by the key combination CTRL+ESC or the special Windows key located to the right of the left Ctrl key. The desired item can be selected using the UP and DOWN keys. Use the RIGHT cursor key to open a submenu. Return is performed with the LEFT key, and to execute the selected command, press the ENTER key. The Main Menu can be closed by pressing the ESC key.
Exercise №1
Main menu
Windows using the Start button.
2. Try moving the mouse pointer to the submenus that appear while moving through the Main Menu items. Write down how many items are on the first level of the Main Menu.
3. Try using the Programs item to get to the second-level menu Standard Programs Windows. Write down the serial number of the Notepad text editor.
Now, after we have learned how to navigate through the Main Menu items Windows, let's consider each of these items separately, and in parallel we will consider the performance of some system operations.
Launch programs and applications. Main menu item "Programs"
Paragraph Programs The main menu contains the names of the most necessary programs needed to work in the Windows system. The menu of this item also contains second-level items that contain programs grouped together for easy access to them. For example, the Startup item is designed to place programs that should start automatically after Windows boots. To launch an application, you just need to select the desired application and click the left mouse button.
Exercise №2
Launching programs
1. Bring up the Main Menu on the Desktop Windows and select Programs.
2. Find the name of the Calculator program in the Standard section and run it for execution.
3. Close the Calculator window.
Opening a document. Main menu item "Documents"
document Windows refers to information organized as a file and created using an application. Such information can be a text created in the WORD editor, a spreadsheet prepared using the EXCEL program, a picture or a database. On the Windows operating system , which is a multimedia system, there are also files that contain audio and video information. Clicking on the name of any of the documents launches the application associated with it and automatically opens this document.
Windows provides several ways to open a document. First, you can open a document if the file type of the document is registered with Windows. The thing is that in the Windows system, each of the extensions is assigned a specific program. For example, the .DOC extension has text documents processed by a software application such as the Word text editor, and documents with the .BMP extension are usually processed using the Paint graphics editor. In other words, Windows has predetermined which program should be used to open a given document.
Suppose that the icon or name of the document we need is already on the Desktop or in an open folder window. Then, the easiest way is to open a document by double-clicking, after setting the mouse pointer to its icon. If you select the name or icon of the document with a simple left-click, then the document can be opened by pressing the ENTER key.
You can also use the context menu to open a document. By clicking on the document icon with the right mouse button, in the context menu that appears, select the command Open.
Often you have to work with the same document for a long time. If it is "hidden" in deeply nested folders, opening this document may not be very convenient. Therefore, it is useful to be able to quickly access a document that was opened recently, such as yesterday or a few days ago.
The Windows system allows you to access recently opened documents through the Main Menu item Documentation. The Documents item contains a list of up to 15 documents that have been recently opened on this computer. The desired document is opened by clicking on the corresponding document name.
Information in the Documents item is entered by the program in which the document was opened or created. If this DOS- an application or program that does not take into account the presence of the Documents item, then information about the document in this case may not be available. You can find out whether a document is included in this menu or not only by viewing this item of the Main Menu.
In the Windows system, in this menu it is already possible, in addition to the list of documents, to select the item My documents. This opens the My Documents folder - a standard place to store edited documents. Thus, you can get quick access to those documents that cannot currently be directly opened using the Documents item.
Exercise №3
Opening a Document
1. Find the "Labs" file folder on the Desktop.
2. Enter it and open the document "Lab. work No. 1", which are located in this folder. This will automatically launch the appropriate software application for this document.
3. Close the software application and open the Main menu item Documents. Write down the serial number of the opened document and open it again by setting the pointer bar on its name and simply clicking on the left mouse button. Close the software application.
Configuration Windows. Main menu item “Settings”
Main menu item Setting contains a list of system components Windows and devices whose settings can be changed. In standard configuration Windows This item contains the names of the following system applications:
Control Panel;
Printers;
Task bar.
Using the application Control Panel you can change the configuration, operating modes, and appearance of Windows.
Appendix Printers allows you to manage the printing process by setting up new printers, as well as viewing the queue of print jobs.
Using the Taskbar system application, you can configure the settings of the Taskbar itself, clear the contents of the Documents item, and add and remove items in the Main Menu or in the Programs item.
Exercise №4
Windows Setup
1. Call the Main Menu on the Desktop and in the Settings item select the Control Panel application. Make a note of the row and column numbers that contain the system date and time setting application icon.
2. Select the system application Taskbar in the Main Menu Settings item. Note what size icons are currently set in the Main Menu - small or large.
3. Go to the Menu Settings tab and clear the contents of the Documents item. Check the correctness of this operation.
Quick search for files and folders. Main menu item "Find"
Finding a file or folder is not difficult at all if you just browse through the My Computer folder structure. However, it will do it much faster using the item To find from the Main Menu, which makes it easy to find the files and folders you need. The Find dialog box contains several tabs that allow you to define search terms. A set of these conditions can be saved to a file and then restored at any time. In the search window, just enter the name of the folder or file you are looking for and click the Find button. Knowing the name of the folder in which the object is located can significantly speed up the search. For example, if the file is located somewhere inside the Windows folder on the C: drive, enter C:\WINDOWS in the Where to look box (in the figure, this field indicates the My Computer folder).
In addition to files and folders, the Search command can also search for computers on a local computer network, unless, of course, your computer is part of this network.
Exercise №5
Finding files and folders
1. Call the Main Menu on the Desktop and in the Search item select the system application Files and folders.
2. In the "Search" dialog box that appears, type the word WINDOWS and click the Find command button. Write down the number of found objects containing the given word in the name.
Calling the help system. Main menu item "Help"
Even a very experienced person cannot always remember how to perform this or that operation. The Windows system, like most other applications, provides the ability to obtain the necessary information in this case during a session. For this purpose, Windows has a developed help system in which any situation that arises during work is explained.
Information and reference system Windows invoked by the main menu command Reference. This opens the Help dialog box. Windows” containing three tabs.
tab Content includes a complete set of help system articles arranged in a hierarchical structure.
An item with a closed book icon means that the section contains several lower-level items. By double-clicking this icon, you can expand this section and see its contents, which can include both articles and subsections.
A piece of paper icon with a question mark indicates that the item represents a Help System article. Double clicking on this icon will open it.
In order to return to viewing the previously called information, you must click on the button Back on the toolbar.
tab Subject index contains in alphabetical order the main concepts covered in the Help system. It allows you to search for the necessary information by entering the initial letters of the desired concept or term.
Sometimes it is difficult to precisely formulate a request to search for information in the help system. In the head there can only be a general idea of \u200b\u200bwhat you want to find. In such a situation, it is more convenient to search for the desired article by the keywords that it may contain. To do this, select the Search tab in the Help system topics dialog box.
tab Search allows you to search for the necessary concepts and terms in all articles of the Help system. In field Enter a keyword to search you can enter a word to look up in the Help system articles. When searching, you can use not one, but several keywords. To do this, after entering the keyword, press the SPACEBAR. After typing the names of the necessary concepts, click on the button Chapter.
Based on field search results Choose a section to display Displays the titles of Help System articles that contain the specified words. Highlight the desired section and click the button Show, we can view the information we need in the right panel of the dialog box.
In the articles panel, some phrases or individual words may be highlighted in a different color and underlined with a solid or dashed line. When you click on a phrase that is underlined solid line, it jumps to another article. Clicking on a phrase that is underlined dotted line, opens an additional window that contains the definition of the term or its explanation.
Exercise №6
Windows Help
1. Open the Main Menu on the Desktop and select the Help command. Select the Contents tab, and in the book Desktop Windows See the "New Desktop Interface" article. Work with her.
2. Select the Index tab and find the concept you are interested in by typing it in the text field.
Launching programs. Main menu command “Run…”
The main purpose of any operating system, including the Windows system, is to provide the ability to run programs and software applications. The easiest method to launch a program is to double-click after placing the mouse pointer over its icon. To select an icon, use the cursor keys or a single mouse click. If the program icon has already been previously selected, the program can be started by simply pressing the ENTER key.
You can also use the context menu to launch programs. By clicking on the program icon or shortcut with the right mouse button, you should select the command from the context menu Open.
Exercise №7
Launching programs
1. Being on the desktop Windows double-click on the My Computer icon with the left mouse button. Close the My Computer system application folder window.
2. Now make a simple click on the My Computer icon with the left mouse button, and then right-click to bring up the context menu.
3. Select the command in the context menu Open and click on it with the left mouse button. Write down which of the two proposed methods you like best.
If you want to run a program that does not have an icon either on the Desktop or in the Main Menu items, then the “Program Startup” dialog box is called on the Desktop, which is opened through the Main Menu with the command Run. The Run command allows you to run any program and open any folder on your computer or on any other computer on the local network. The executed commands are remembered and placed in the list, so each of them is not difficult to repeat.
In a text box Open you must enter the search path for the launch file of the desired software application. If its address is unknown or it is inconvenient to enter it manually, click on the button Review. Dialog window Review will allow in this case to find the executable file, and the address of the program is entered in the field Open automatically. To run the program, click on the OK button located at the bottom of the "Run Program" dialog box, or press the ENTER key.
Exercise №8
Windows Setup
1. Call the Main Menu on the Desktop Windows and give the Run command.
2. In the text field of the "Start the program" dialog box, type the address of the Far-manager application: C:\Program Files\Far\far.exe and click the OK button.
3. Shut down the Far Manager using the F10 function key.
With the last Shutdown command found in the Main menu of the operating system Windows we already know each other. However, in addition to the items and commands we have studied, the Main Menu may contain additional commands and items that can be added using the Taskbar system application. In addition, a number of programs, when installed, can also add their own items to the Main Menu Windows.
test questions
1. What is the Main Menu Windows?
2. List the main elements of the Main Menu.
3. What are the ways to call the Main Menu using the keyboard?
4. What does the Programs item of the Main Menu contain?
5. List ways to open a document.
6. What settings can be changed using the Control Panel?
7. What is the taskbar system application for?
8. What tabs does the Find dialog box contain?
9. Which of the tabs of the Help dialog box contains descriptions of the main concepts Windows?
10. In what ways can programs be launched for execution?
Clicking allows you to fix the position of the submenu.
You can use the cursor keys or a single mouse click to select an icon.
